The information control program was first developed by Imperial Governor Corwyth on the planet Metalorn. This system enabled control of all information and propaganda on Metalorn, giving the Governor the ability to maintain complete ignorance among his workforce, except for the propaganda he chose to disseminate. The program initially appeared successful, so much so that the Metalorn workers were unaware of the existence of a Rebellion. However, Leia Organa's actions during the Mission to Metalorn exposed the truth to some of the workers, revealing that they were being deliberately kept uninformed. Leia Organa anticipated that this revelation would incite the workers to rise up against their Imperial overlords.